Park/Glen Avenues Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Park/Glen Avenues Historic District

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Listed
April 6, 2010
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
10000160

About this property

The Park/Glen Avenues Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 228 resources, including 179 contributing buildings, one contributing site, five contributing structures, three contributing objects, and 43 non-contributing buildings. The district is a stylish residential neighborhood that developed between 1857 and 1942 with most of the houses built between 1880 and 1930. It was home to the area's "prosperous, second generation merchants, railroad and real estate financiers, and professionals." Several houses have been attributed to architects, including Perley Hale from Chicago, and local architects J. Chris Jensen, and John C. and Winfield S. Woodward. The Lysander Tulleys House (1877) and the Thomas E. Cavin House (1887) are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A non-residential building in the district is the Glendale Reservoir Pumping Station (1942).

Location

101-508 Glen Ave., 102-471 Park Ave., 209 & 301 W. Pierce, & 524 & 600 Huntington
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
41.26038, -95.84454

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Tulleys, Lysander, House
Industrial
0 mi
Cavin, Thomas E., House
Industrial
0 mi
St. Peter's Church and Rectory
Industrial
0.2 mi
100 Block of West Broadway Historic District
Industrial
0.2 mi
Wickham-De Vol House
Industrial
0.3 mi

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When was Park/Glen Avenues Historic District listed on the National Register?

Park/Glen Avenues Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Park/Glen Avenues Historic District?

Park/Glen Avenues Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Park/Glen Avenues Historic District?

The period of significance for Park/Glen Avenues Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1857.

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